Shoe



June 10, 1969 TuRlAN 3,448,532

SHOE

Filed May 15, 1967 HERMAN H. TU RIAN 5r United States Patent US. Cl. 36-25 3 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A shoe is constructed so that the periphery of a sole is obscured by a cording.

The present invention relates to a shoe. Walking and sport shoes have been proposed heretofore with flexible soles made of rubber or leather. Dress shoes have seldom been made with flexible leather or rubber due to the fact that they are considered to be unstylish. Hence, dress shoes are less comfortable than walking and sport shoes. The shoe of the present invention is constructed in a manner whereby dress shoes can be manufactured so as to have flexible rubber or leather soles. This is accomplished in a manner whereby the peripheral sides of the sole are obscured by a cording. Hence, when dress shoes constructed in accordance with the present invention are worn, it is not ascertainable that the shoes have rubber soles.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-purpose shoe that is, a dress shoe or walking shoe, wherein the peripheral edges of the sole are obscured by a cording so that the sole may be made from flexible material such as thin leather and rubber or the like.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a dress shoe which is comfortable in the same manner as a walking shoe, but lacks the objection of seeing the peripheral sides of the sole.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in the drawings a form which is presently preferred; it being understood, however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.

FIGURE 1 is a side elevation of a shoe.

FIGURE 2 is a bottom view of the shoe shown in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3--3 in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 in FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 55 in FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 6 is a side elevation view taken along the line 66 in FIGURE 5.

FIGURE 7 is a bottom elevation view taken along the line 7-7 in FIGURE 6.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein like numerals indicate like elements, there is shown in FIGURE 1 a shoe designated generally as 10. The shoe 10 includes an upper 12 having a lining at the front together with a counter and sock liner at the rear. The upper may be made in one or more pieces and from any desirable material such as leather, fabrics, plastic, and combinations thereof.

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The shoe 10 is provided with an outsole and an inner sole 15. The outsole 14 may be a full outsole, a half outsole, or a three-quarter outsole as desired. The shoe 10 also includes a heel 18. A cording 16 is provided and will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

The cording 16 includes a casing 22 having a bead 20 therein. The bead 20 may be of any convenient material. Bead 20, if desired, may be stitched to the casing 22 by stitching 24, which has a decorative effect, to the shoe in addition to retaining the head 20 in a predetermined position. The edge portions 26 and 28 of the casing 20 are in intimate contact with one another and contain stitching 30 which locks the bead 20 into position as illustrated more clearly in FIGURE 5, while maintaining the edge portions 26 and 28 in intimate contact with one another so as to prevent shifting of the same. The casing 22 is preferably made from leather or imitation leather or other material so as to correspond with the material and color of the upper 12. However, contrasting colors may be utilized as desired.

The edges of the edge portions 26 and 28 may be scalloped as illustrated in FIGURE 3. The peripheral sides of the outsole 14 are beveled or provided with contoured portions 32 and 34 for receiving the cording 16. Cording 16 is adhesively joined to the contoured portions of the outsole 14 with the elements in the position shown in FIGURE 5 so that the periphery of the outsole 14 is substantially invisible when the shoe 10 is being worn. As illustrated in the drawing, outsole 14 is made from rubber having a high degree of flexibility. The lower peripheral edge of the outsole 14 underlies the inner peripheral half of the cording 16 as shown more clearly in FIGURE 5, and terminates in substantially a feather edge.

The contoured portions 32 and 34 on the side face of the outsole 14 may be formed in any convenient manner. Thereafter, the preformed cording 1-6 is adhesively joined thereto. Thereafter, the lower peripheral edge of the upper is adhesively or otherwise joined to the outsole. Thereafter, the inner sole 15 is applied over the peripheral edges of the outsole.

As used hereinafter, an outsole will be interpreted to cover full soles, half soles, three-quarter soles, etc.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and, accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, rather than to the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A shoe comprising an upper connected to a flexible outer sole, said outer sole having a peripheral side face, said peripheral side face being S-shaped inset at the top face from the edge and presenting a feather edge at the bottom face, a cording, said cording having an S-shaped mating surface, said cording comprising a bead encircled by a casing, said casing being securely attached to said bead, said casing having edge portions, said edge portions being firmly secured to each other, and said S-shaped mating surface of said cording being securely attached to said S-shaped peripheral side face of said outer sole whereby the outer sole is wholly obscured when the shoe is Worn.

2. A shoe in accordance with claim 1 wherein said casing is attached to said head by stitching which is visible on the outer' surface of said casing substantially 2,259,559 10/1941 Filsinger 36-11.5 midway between the planes of the upper and lower sur- 2,299,316 10/1942 Fein 3657 faces of said sole. 2,339,401 1/ 1944 Herron 3630 3. A shoe in accordance with claim 2 wherein said 3,084,460 4/1963 Huberman 2274 X edge portions are secured together by stitching, and said 5 cording is secured to said outer sole by adhesive. FOREIGN PATENTS References Cited 513,442 10/ 1939 Great Britain. UNITED STATES PATENTS ALFRED R. GUEST, Primary Examiner. 48,481 6/1865 Coburn 3632 X 10 US. Cl. X.R. 280,791 7/1883 Brooks 3632 X 36-32 2,246,480 6/1941 Weidner 3625 

